Yunniang came from Huichuntang. She had originally planned to ask Wang the shopkeeper to buy some drugs and incense on credit, and to negotiate a deal. But she changed her mind and decided to kidnap Ah Man, Erniu, and Sanniu, then extort a large sum of money from Huo Jincheng and Jian Ning before killing them!
She had figured out one thing in the past few days. Before, she didn't understand why Jian Ning, a woman from the countryside, had become enemies with Manager Wang, to the point that he wanted to kill her!
After learning that Jian Ning was the lost daughter of Prince Pingnan, she slowly came to her senses. To be able to take away the daughter of Prince Pingnan and his wife right under their noses, and then live safely for so many years, she guessed that Manager Wang and Concubine Min, the brother and sister, must have some unknown means.
Since she and they had a common enemy, they could naturally work together, but she didn't expect to come up empty-handed in Huichun Hall, so she turned to the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion.
She looked at the main gate and wanted to go through other side gates or corner gates, but the palace was so huge and she was really tired, so she went forward and knocked on the copper ring. The person in the gatehouse thought that Jane Ning had forgotten something and turned around, and hurried over to open the door.
Although Concubine Min is still the one in charge of the palace now, Concubine Li, who has never been involved in affairs, has suddenly become tough. The gatekeeper is not stupid. Concubine Li is a martial artist and the daughter of a general. In addition, the eldest daughter is not a pushover either. So, in order not to offend both sides, he secretly tries to please Jian Ning.
"Miss, you forgot..." The doorman opened the door and saw a strange young lady. He took another look and saw that she was not dressed like an ordinary woman. His cold face was covered with a smile again. "I wonder who you are looking for?"
"I am the head concubine of the Grand Master's residence in the Taifu family. I have something to ask Concubine Min. Please go and inform her as soon as possible."
It turned out to be a concubine. The doorman's face suddenly turned cold and he said to her, "Wait." Then he closed the door and turned away.
In the side hall, Concubine Min was being annoyed by Duan Xinyan's annoyance. Prince Yong had already appointed Fei Zitong, the legitimate daughter of Lord Fei from the Ministry of Rites, as his Concubine, and Duan Xinyan as his concubine. The Emperor had been reluctant to agree to marry Duan Xinyan, but for some reason, he had recently relented and, at his mother's request, had given Lord Fei's legitimate daughter to him as his Concubine.
After the Yong Palace sent someone to pass on the message, Duan Xinyan started to make a scene, threatening that she would rather die than become a concubine, even if it meant never marrying! She had already gone on a hunger strike yesterday because of this matter. When the maid came to report that the concubine of the Huo Mansion wanted to see Duan Xinyan, she started to make a scene again!
"Kill them out! Kill them out! What kind of worthless concubine dares to sneak into our house? Mother, you have been a concubine for so many years, how many legitimate mistresses have come around you? How many legitimate mistresses respect you and are willing to associate with you? You haven't been a concubine long enough, and you're forcing me..."
"Pa!" Before she could finish her words, Concubine Min slapped her in the face.
This was the first time that Duan Xinyan was slapped by her mother since she was born. The last time she was slapped by Jian Ning, she just felt ashamed and angry. But today, when she was beaten by her mother, she felt like she was hit by a heavy punch in the heart, and tears burst out instantly, like beads with broken string.
She covered her face, "Mom, you hit me? You actually hit me? I won't live anymore, I won't live anymore!"
As she spoke, she lowered her head and bumped into her mother. Concubine Min was so angry that she grabbed her and pushed her back, "Mother Peng! Bring a few people in to watch her. Don't let her leave this door, and don't let her commit suicide!"
"Yes!" Mrs. Peng straightened her back outside the door, full of energy, then waved her hand, called out the names of a few maids, and rushed into the house in a heroic manner.
"Get out! Everyone, get out!"
Duan Xinyan was yelling and cursing hysterically. Concubine Min kept calling her "Auntie" all the time, which made her so angry that her liver hurt. She grabbed the hem of her skirt and walked out of the room. She turned around and told Aunt Peng, "Ignore her. Watch over me!"
What an enemy, what an enemy!
Concubine Min was very angry. Her eldest daughter was not close to her, and it seemed that she had spoiled her youngest daughter. How could she not understand her mother's feelings at all?
It would be fine if he didn't show any sympathy, but he stabbed her in the heart. Maybe she didn't know that being a concubine is not as glorious as being a main wife? She had to be destined for that!
She rubbed her chest and took a few steps, then paused. She turned her head and asked the maid behind her, "Whose concubine just said she wanted to see me?"
The maid knelt and replied, "She is the head concubine of the master in the Taifu Mansion."
Concubine Min sneered in annoyance, and when she saw that he was not turning around, she suddenly had another thought. She remembered that Jian Ning seemed to be living in Huo Jincheng's mansion, and she remembered that her brother said that he had found someone to drug Jian Ning. Could it be Huo Jincheng's concubine?
These days she has been worried every day because of Jian Ning's matter, and her brother disappeared for no reason, which made her upset, otherwise she would not have hit Duan Xinyan.
"Go and tell her I'm going out soon and won't be able to receive her at the mansion. Tell her to wait at Sixi Garden. I'll stop by to see her later."
She turned and walked back to her own courtyard, deliberately muttering as she walked, "She didn't even bother to send an invitation beforehand, but just barged into someone else's house like that. How rude! If it were my personality, I wouldn't have gone to see her and given her such a bad face."
Yunniang was getting impatient waiting outside, but she was also afraid that someone would see and recognize her. Fortunately, the main gate of Prince Pingnan's Mansion did not face the main street, otherwise she would have been unable to wait any longer.
After the door creaked open, she stepped forward and was about to step inside when the doorman stopped her, "Why are you barging in? I told you to wait in Sixi Garden."
Yunniang secretly groaned. Sixiyuan was neither far nor near, and she wanted to take Concubine Min's carriage to go there together, but she didn't know the rules of the palace. In the Taifu Mansion, concubines were not allowed to enter or exit through the front door, not even the corner door. In all her years at the Huo Mansion, Huo Jincheng had never mentioned this requirement to her, and he had never said anything about her entering or leaving the front door.
She didn't know which door Concubine Min would come out of, nor did she know whether she would take a carriage or a sedan chair. She had no choice but to pay a few coins to ride in a carriage with oil-painted walls, squeezing into the same compartment with a bunch of rough men from the capital. Every bit of suffering she endured made her hate Huo Jincheng and Jian Ning grow a little more.
Fortunately, Meixiang now shared the same hatred with her, and she squeezed out another ten cents from Meixiang. Otherwise, in such a big city like Beijing, she really couldn't afford to waste her legs, and she became more and more eager to achieve financial freedom again.
When she arrived at Sixi Garden, Concubine Min had been waiting for her for a while. The waiter saw that she was alone and asked if she was from the Huo Mansion. She replied that she was, and the waiter led her to the private room upstairs.
"I'm late, I hope Princess Min won't blame me." She went in and bowed to Concubine Min.
Because she called her Princess Min, Concubine Min's expression became better. She winked at the maid, and after the maid left the door, she looked at Yunniang and asked, "What do you want from me?"
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